{"id":845,"date":"2023-11-27T01:43:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T01:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtaniadempsey.com\/?page_id=845"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:58:54","slug":"talk-doctor-mcas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drtaniadempsey.com\/talk-doctor-mcas\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ways to talk with your doctor about MCAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-153429&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;864853&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; 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